Finasteride 5mg is the oral medication developed especially for men who are suffering from benign prostatic hypertrophy. Benign prostatic hyperplasia/hypertrophy (BPH) happens mainly in men who are older, in which it is described as a noncancerous or benign increase in the size (or enlargement) of the prostate. When a man has benign prostatic hypertrophy, this means that his prostate is abnormally enlarged to the point that he cannot urinate easily and normally. The most common symptoms of having benign prostatic hypertrophy is that a man tends to have frequency in urinating (urinates a lot more often than normal) and/or it is difficult for him to start urination (hesitancy). If the prostate is left unchecked and it grows abnormally more bigger, it might obstruct the urine flow by constricting the urethra, thereby making it more difficult for a man to urinate and he may by then experience pain while urinating or worse, he may not be able to urinate at all.

There are many ways how to treat benign prostatic hypertrophy and it can include surgery, thermotherapy, needle ablation, insertion of prostatic stents, or by simply taking an oral drug called finasteride 5mg.

Finasteride 5mg can help men by improving their symptoms related to benign prostatic hypertrophy such as nocturia (getting up late at night just to urinate), difficulty in urinating, decreased urine flow, and hesitancy (or unable to start urination). Finasteride 5mg is quite a mild but effective medicine, and it requires a man to continuously take finasteride 5mg in order to obtain its full benefits.

Make sure to be able to distinguish the difference between finasteride 1mg and finasteride 5mg. Finasteride 1mg is meant for male pattern baldness, whereas finasteride 5mg is meant for treating benign prostatic hypertrophy issues. With that said, this actually means that if you are taking finasteride 5mg for benign prostatic hypertrophy problems, then you may also be getting some extra benefits like improved hair condition since finasteride 5mg is 5x more than the usual low-dose finasteride for hair loss.

Keep in mind that finasteride 5mg is only effective for you as long as you continue to take it. Symptomatic benefits are noted in patients whose prostate volume is greater than 40 cm2. In studies conducted with long-term durations, they have found out that it wasn’t alpha inhibitors, but finasteride 5mg that indeed lowered the incidences of acute urinary retention (a significant reduction of 57% in 4 years) and the requirement for surgery (a significant reduction of 54% in 4 years). If finasteride 5mg is discontinued, any benefits that the user has achieved will then begin to disappear with around 6 to 8 months’ time.

Finasteride 5mg can be bought both at your local pharmacy store and through an online pharmacy website. Finasteride 5mg is fairly affordable, but if you would like to get more from your hard-earned money, then you should try buying them online, just make sure that you are buying at a legitimate pharmacy site.

Also keep in mind that you should first seek your doctor’s advice regarding the use of finasteride 5mg, and it is wise to get a proper prescription first to indeed confirm that you are in need of finasteride 5mg and you are truly having a case of benign prostatic hypertrophy.

When buying finasteride 5mg, make sure that you get the film-coated tablets and read the medicine pamphlet that comes with the pack.